function clearInput (cssClass) {
	// Get the input field and assign it to a variable
	var focusField = $(cssClass);
	
	focusField.focus( function(){
		// Assign $(this) to a variable, allowing DOM to do less lookup
		var el = $(this);
		var val = el.val();
		
		// Using jQuery data object, check to see if value has been 
		// assigned to placeholder data object and if not it should be assigned a value.
		if (!el.data('placeholder')) {
			el.data('placeholder', val);
		}
		
		if(val === el.data('placeholder')) {
			el.val('');
		}
	});
	
	// Execute when user leaves the input field
	focusField.blur( function () {
		// Assign $(this) to a variable, allowing DOM to do less lookup
		var el = $(this);
		if (el.val() === '') {
			el.val(el.data('placeholder') || '');
		}
	});
}